A snapshot of links shared on my Twitter account @WinObs for today
- Windows 10 will get better at telling time with new leap second support
- Visual Snapshots Now Appearing in The Google App on Android
- Play Store testing card-style search results with screenshot thumbnails
- Managing and securing cloud workers with new updates to Chrome Enterprise
- Halo devs not working on battle royale mode for Infinite
- Corsair Releases H100i PRO CPU Cooler 240mm, Mag Lev fans, RGB LED
- Cloudflare launches free service for state and local governments to protect election websites against cyber attacks (Matthew HughesThe Next Web)
- GPO Block launching Windows Store apps with Windows Runtime API access from hosted content causes OOBE failure
- Project Loon signs its first deal for Internet-delivering balloons—in Kenya
- Azure File Sync Agent
- Your Cloud Shell session will be ephemeral
- Brad’s Productivity Workflow to Avoid Distractions
- Instagram adds online status indicator for chat
- No new Windows 10 Insider Previews this week due to a blocking bug
- Microsoft's plan to try to win back consumers with 'Modern Life Services'
- Nearly half of job openings at tech companies are for non-tech roles, study finds
- Microsoft announces new features for LinkedIn messaging
- Assistive Technology podcast Will Lewis talks about Microsoft Translator’s role in bridging communication gaps
- DC Universe streaming service will cost $74.99 a year or $7.99 a month; only yearly subscriptions will be available for preorder (Phil OwenThe Wrap)
- Microsoft Cloud drives record fourth quarter results
- Microsoft closes record year with $110B in revenue, cruising past Wall Street expectations again
- Updated Microsoft records 23% jump in Intelligent Cloud revenue, Azure revenue up 89% but undisclosed
- Eww! Experts open black sarcophagus to reveal skeletons lying in a soggy mess
- Xbox Launches “the Ultimate Game Sale”
- Battery saver improvements and more coming to OneDrive sync client
- Windows 10 is still installed on under 700 million active devices
- Google’s Android Dev Summit Coming November 7-8 in Mountain View
- Announcing the New AWS Free Tier Widget on the AWS Billing Dashboard
- DevFest 2018 Kickoff!
- AMC and Facebook are rolling out a way for users to buy tickets directly from AMC on the platform (Dave McNaryVariety)
- Tech Moves Tune hires VP of product management as director of product leaves for Rover, and more
- HMD Global announces Nokia 6.1 Plus
- Photographer Chase Jarvis partners with Apple to create Photo Lab to teach the craft in 500 stores
- Sa11ytaire on Xbox Let the experiment begin!
- Using Encrypt Only (Even on Older Office Versions!)
- The New York Post launches an entertainment division focused on scripted and unscripted TV to expand TV reach beyond syndicated daytime space (Daniel HollowayVariety)
- Powering our customers the innovation story behind Microsoft’s earnings
- Microsoft Cloud drives record fourth quarter results
- Microsoft surpasses $100B in full-year revenue and beats analyst estimates for Q4; Productivity and Businesses revenue rose 13% YoY to $9.7B (Emil ProtalinskiVentureBeat)